APMA Overview
These Action Pistol rules govern a dozen or so different NRA (USA) competitions of a practical pistol type and similar courses of fire have been adapted in the UBC Advanced Pistol Marksman Award Scheme to produce a 5 stage scheme with awards for each level at monthly intervals. Each subsequent stage will be of increasing difficulty by virtue of the times allowed for each course of fire decreasing for higher awards along with a requirement for a higher minimum qualifying score and in some cases with extra reloads of the pistol required. A final 6th stage has been added which will take the form of a competition whereby those who have been granted the stage 5 award can pit their skills developed so far against fellow members. This final stage will have a level of difficulty which may be extreme (hence its title of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE) but awards will be made to everyone who enters this 6th stage.
Details are given under the Criteria Tab but each stage of the scheme will be shot using 4 out of the 7 targets displayed on the Targets Tab.
The stages and awards are:-
Stage 1 ~ APMA Marksman
Stage 2 ~ APMA Sharpshooter
Stage 3 ~ APMA Expert
Stage 4 ~ APMA Master
Stage 5 ~ APMA High Master
Stage 6 ~ Mission Impossible a competition utilizing the skills of a High Master.
Any UBC member or UBC forum registrant who has been awarded the Distinguished Expert Award of the Marksman Award Scheme can participate. Participants can start on the first stage at any time but can only submit scores from one level each month for entry into the database and the award of a scheme certificate for that stage (exactly as for the Marksman Award Scheme).
Any multi-shot airsoft, CO2 or TAC pistol based upon a real steel revolver or auto pistol can be used. Courses of fire will include simulations of rapid fire against assailants at distances representing 20 yards, 40 yards, and 75 yds using both rapid and deliberate fire, in some cases requiring one (or more) magazine reloads. To take account of the various types and capacities of magazine (e.g. 6 for Dan Wesson, 8 for Umarex autos, 10 for S&W and Crosman revolvers and 12, 20 etc. for BB autos) the magazine change(s) will be mandatory although the participant can decide at what stage of the course of fire the reload takes place.
All targets will be shot from 6 yards , the various distances are only simulated by virtue of the different targets sizes (see Target Tab).
After month one (where the pistol is held in one or two hands at the ready for the start of each course of fire) the pistol shall be holstered or if no holster is available (or the participant does not wish to use one) the pistol is loaded and placed at least one foot away from the participants body (on table, chair, stool, shelf) safely ready for the course of fire to start . (When magazine / Speed-loaders are required in later stages they will also be 1 foot away if no belt holder is used).
The award manager will maintain a database of member’s achievements that can be viewed by all via the APMA website. All participants will receive certificates on successful completion of each stage.
Details are given under the Criteria Tab but each stage of the scheme will be shot using 4 out of the 7 targets displayed on the Targets Tab.
The stages and awards are:-
Stage 1 ~ APMA Marksman
Stage 2 ~ APMA Sharpshooter
Stage 3 ~ APMA Expert
Stage 4 ~ APMA Master
Stage 5 ~ APMA High Master
Stage 6 ~ Mission Impossible a competition utilizing the skills of a High Master.
Any UBC member or UBC forum registrant who has been awarded the Distinguished Expert Award of the Marksman Award Scheme can participate. Participants can start on the first stage at any time but can only submit scores from one level each month for entry into the database and the award of a scheme certificate for that stage (exactly as for the Marksman Award Scheme).
Any multi-shot airsoft, CO2 or TAC pistol based upon a real steel revolver or auto pistol can be used. Courses of fire will include simulations of rapid fire against assailants at distances representing 20 yards, 40 yards, and 75 yds using both rapid and deliberate fire, in some cases requiring one (or more) magazine reloads. To take account of the various types and capacities of magazine (e.g. 6 for Dan Wesson, 8 for Umarex autos, 10 for S&W and Crosman revolvers and 12, 20 etc. for BB autos) the magazine change(s) will be mandatory although the participant can decide at what stage of the course of fire the reload takes place.
All targets will be shot from 6 yards , the various distances are only simulated by virtue of the different targets sizes (see Target Tab).
After month one (where the pistol is held in one or two hands at the ready for the start of each course of fire) the pistol shall be holstered or if no holster is available (or the participant does not wish to use one) the pistol is loaded and placed at least one foot away from the participants body (on table, chair, stool, shelf) safely ready for the course of fire to start . (When magazine / Speed-loaders are required in later stages they will also be 1 foot away if no belt holder is used).
The award manager will maintain a database of member’s achievements that can be viewed by all via the APMA website. All participants will receive certificates on successful completion of each stage.